Interior Design and Home Furnishings

News about Interior Design and Home Furnishings, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Mar. 28, 2015

Paul Sullivan Wealth Matters column highlights challenges some people with means face as they set about trying to build dream homes, in light of fact that luxury building is again booming; notes that people interested in building or remodeling their homes are often better off if they hire architects and designers to help them. MORE

Mar. 22, 2015

Photographer Eric Perlberg, a Brooklyn native, has relocated to South London, where his newly renovated loft apartment in a 19th century former factory has all the best features of the SoHo, Manhattan, loft he once called home. MORE

Mar. 8, 2015

Domains column interview with photographer Massimo Vitali, who discusses distinctive features of his house in Lucca, Italy, a renovated 14th-century church. MORE

Mar. 5, 2015

Ash and Niroupa Shah furnished their Los Angeles home, once owned by billionaire movie mogul and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes, with eclectic items they have collected over the years. MORE

Mar. 1, 2015

Celebrated fashion stylist Lori Goldstein loves her Chelsea penthouse for its eclectic style and space for her crowded, yet discerning collection of design objects and furniture. MORE

Feb. 26, 2015

Rug Company is offering alpaca blankets that are luxurious yet simple and very versatile. MORE

Feb. 26, 2015

Feb. 26, 2015

Morgan Babst and Scoot Habig, both originally from New Orleans, have purchased a home in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn neighborhood where many other New Orleans natives live. MORE

Feb. 26, 2015

Interior designer Lilly Bunn shops around New York City for a classic match striker; says strikers are the perfect gift for wedding or anniversary. MORE

Feb. 22, 2015

Developers of 53W53,1,050-foot residential tower under construction in Midtown Manhattan, have created a full-sized model of one of building's apartments in Brooklyn warehouse; model allows interior designer Thierry W Despont to troubleshoot potential issues with building's asymmetrical design and innovative system of supports. MORE

Feb. 22, 2015

Dancer, actor and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade loves her Upper West Side apartment, where she remains surrounded by artwork by her late husband, Geoffrey Holder. MORE

Feb. 19, 2015

Suzanne Lipschutz, founder of iconic store Secondhand Rose, prepares to move out of apartment she has occupied in Chelsea Hotel for more than twenty years; will trade multitude of vintage wallpapers for clean white walls. MORE

Feb. 19, 2015

James Ramsey and Jennifer Blumin have kept many original details while modernizing their 19th-century TriBeCa loft. MORE

Feb. 19, 2015

Textile designer Annie Selke shops around New York City for versatile but clean-looking trays. MORE

Feb. 12, 2015

Rosanne Somerson employed faculty, students and alumni of Rhode Island School of Design to furnish historic Colonial Revival house in Providence when she became interim president of school. MORE

Feb. 12, 2015

Homeowners who plan to install their own tin ceiling panels and crown molding must be prepared--job is complicated job and requires a lot of planning. MORE

Feb. 12, 2015

Interior designer Kit Kemp has made collection of furnishings inspired by folk art for Anthropologie. MORE

Feb. 5, 2015

Sam Grubman and Paul Morris spent five years furnishing their 19th-century farmhouse in Hillsdale, NY, after moving from Fire Island; couple decorates with hanging art they had stored and build a dock on their pond. MORE

Jan. 29, 2015

William Stern has his childhood home in Houston remodeled to include entire room for his model train set. MORE

Jan. 29, 2015

Home decor line designed by students from Art Institute of Chicago is available at CB2. MORE

Jan. 25, 2015

Selling fully furnished luxury homes and condominiums is growing trend nationwide and affluent buyers are embracing turnkey homes that offer look of tasteful decor that has been lived in for some time. MORE

Jan. 15, 2015

Jan. 8, 2015

Behomm, home-exchange website created by graphic designers Eva Calduch and Agust Juste, allows fellow designers and artists with beautifully decorated luxury homes to trade places; site has about 1,200 members, with about 10 to 20 percent of applications being rejected for homes that do not quite measure up. MORE

Jan. 8, 2015

Martyn Lawrence Bullard has designed first collection for French crystal manufacturer Daum, which plays on Garden of Eden theme; pieces are available at Daum Haviland in New York City. MORE

Jan. 1, 2015

Author Rachel Urquhart shares inspiration for her home built on her late grandfather Sidney Howard's farm property in western Massachusetts. MORE

Jan. 1, 2015

Jan. 1, 2015

Gallery owner Hugo Martinez and pediatrician Dr Juan Tapia collaborate to renovate Manhattanville space that now serves patients and art lovers; $2.4 million project features open waiting area floor plan with relaxed seating and graffiti. MORE

Jan. 1, 2015

Dec. 25, 2014

Musician Joshua Jay has filled his studio apartment in Chelsea with not only his own collection of devices and 5,000 books on magic and magic-themed posters but also memorabilia belonging to his heroes, like Harry Houdini's straitjacket and Cardini's white gloves. MORE

Dec. 25, 2014

Dec. 21, 2014

Josh Liberson, vice president at online retailer One Kings Lane, and his wife Brooke Williams, photographer, DJ and blogger, love their full-floor apartment rental in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for its design aesthetic that reflects both his minimalist and her maximalist decorating styles. MORE

Dec. 18, 2014

Popular new acquisition of the ultra-rich is a private, keepsake edition of photographs of one's home, costing about $200,000; Manhattan photographer John Bigelow Taylor and his wife Dianne Dubler founded Kubaba books especially for this elite market. MORE

Dec. 18, 2014

Kate Spade Saturday, partnering with West Elm, creates collection of vibrantly colored home furnishings, to be offered online and in retail stores. MORE

Dec. 18, 2014

Scottish designer Paul Simmons teams up with Alistair McAuley to create collection of eight insect-inspired tiles, in marble and limestone, for Cle in San Francisco. MORE

Dec. 18, 2014

Richard and Pamela Marshall undertake renovation of centuries-old ruin in Montvalent, France, resplendent with towers, limestone stonework and spiral staircase; couple begins by buying home next door and creates modern minimalist interiors, project costing more than $400,000. MORE

Dec. 18, 2014

Contents of Caribou Ranch in Boulder, Colo, once a haven for rock stars to produce records or just hang out, will be auctioned off on Jan 24; ranch was sold earlier in 2014. MORE

Dec. 11, 2014

Dec. 11, 2014

John Derian shop in East Village is offering food-themed holiday ornaments from Inge-Glass. MORE

Dec. 11, 2014

Italian glass company Soffieria de Carlini has for fourth year produced hand-painted ornament modeled on Bergdorf Goodman vice president and fashion maven Linda Fargo in an outfit she has actually worn. MORE

Dec. 4, 2014

Set designer and prop stylist Kevin Hertzog shops around New York City for distinctive holiday wreaths. MORE

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